Flavia Pennetta, Caroline Wozniacki play "Football Tennis"

Flavia Pennetta, Caroline Wozniacki play

Flavia Pennetta and Caroline Wozniacki, who seems to be the most popular player for the Sony Ericsson stunts, kick started the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament by playing tennis on a historic American football stadium.

The largest tennis court in the world was laid out inside the Yale Bowl and Wozniacki and Pennetta ran tennis balls down the football field.

"If only all tennis courts were as large as the one at Yale Bowl today, then all of our balls will be sure to go in," said the world No.9 Wozniacki after the extraordinary match.

This is the third stunt created by Sony Ericsson this summer. Last week Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki stopped traffic to play in one Toronto street, while Kim Clijsters and Elena Dementieva played in the middle of a fountain. (source: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

Pilot Pen Tennis paparazzi: Which WTA player is this?

Alona Bondarenko in a tiny shorts, carrying a dog in a Louis Vuitton bag

I'm rushing to Madonna's concert, so here's one really light post for today. Tennis Served Fresh is in New Haven, for a day at the Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick, and guess whom they saw strolling in a tiny shorts, carrying a dog in a Louis Vuitton bag.

What's your first guess? Which women's tennis player could this be? Think hard and then click on the "read more" for the answer. Read more »

Amelie Mauresmo continues to rise with Patty Schnyder upset

Amelie MauresmoFormer world number one Amelie Mauresmo seems to be starting a new, better life on the Tour as she reached the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick in New Haven and continued her recent revival.

Mauresmo, currently ranked 33rd, upset fifth seed Patty Schnyder 6-4 3-6 7-6 saving a match point on the way to victory.

Mauresmo’s year was struck by injuries and low self-esteem but she seems to be getting back on track: "These are the kind of matches I have been losing in the last year. At some point it affects your confidence, so to win one like this is good and hopefully I can build from here."

The Frenchwoman will next face fourth seed and last year’s finalist Agnes Szavay of Hungary. (source: Reuters, photo: Getty Images)

Svetlana Kuznetsova wins Pilot Pen title when Agnes Szavay retires

svetlana-kuznetsova-wins-pilot-pen-1.jpgTop-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia won her first title this season when qualifier Agnes Szavay of Hungary retired with a back injury Saturday while leading 6-4, 0-3 at the Pilot Pen.

Agnes Szavay missed an opportunity to become the first qualifier to win a Tier I or Tier II tournament in WTA recorded history. The 18-year-old Hungarian was the third player to withdraw when playing against the Russian at the Pilot Pen — Francesca Schiavone dropped out with an ankle injury in the third round, while in the semifinal Elena Dementieva had to retire due to an upset stomach. Could this be called the Curse of Kuznetsova?

World number four Sveta had lost four other finals this year — at Doha, Indian Wells, Berlin and Rome. Now she will head to the US Open as the fourth seed. (via Sports Illustrated, Women Who Serve)


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